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Insane Tactic

I was going through some games, and I came across one which had an extremely exciting and complicated position. The game was between former Chinese Super GM Ni, Hua, and Vietnamese Super GM Le Quang, Liem.

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Going back to the position before move h5, your move is to find the winning combination for Black. Take your time, because it’s quite difficult; probably an 8 on a scale of 10 :).

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Black to move. Good Luck!

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10 thoughts on “Insane Tactic”

Hello Vishal,
The answer you have provided is in the right direction. However, it’s a bit incomplete as Black still has to play some moves to force a mate, or decisive material advantage. Good work so far!

Hey Aarush,
Sorry for my late repsonse.
Bxf3 looks like a good move, especially since it forks the Rooks, but the problem is that White is threatening mate on h7.
So, Black has to play a series of forced moves – Like checks.

Okay…I’ve thought quite a lot about this and here’s what I think the answer is it goes 1…Ba3+ Kxb3 2. a1=Q Rxa1 3. Qxb6 Bxb6 4.Nd4+ Kc3 5.Rxc4 5.Kxc4 Rc8#. It took me about 2 weeks to get there and I’m still not sure of it.

Hey Siddarth,
You found all the right moves and motifs – the second move has to be 2.a1=N+, however.
It’s essential to keep giving checks, as promoting to a Q would allow White to give mate on h7.
Good job!